Ok, I won't the question this time. By the end of the second quarter 2019-20, 12 industrial parks had been revitalised and R511 million worth of investment has been attracted into these industrial parks. During the construction phase of the industrial parks, a total of 166 short term job opportunities were created. These were made up of five persons with disability, 662 youth males and females, 303 male adults and 186 females. All these are localised jobs within the respective regions, where the industrial parks are located. The industrial parks revitalisation programme also ensure that 65 000 cumulative job opportunities were
retained in rural and township areas, as businesses in the parks expressed confidence to retain their operations in the parks.
The industrial parks management agencies also report that since the implementation of phase one, cases of theft and vandalism have decrease. Can I just say something about these industrial parks, the industrial parks problem is part of the legacy of apartheid but also part of the legacy us not being favourable disposed towards the smaller towns and the rural villages. What did we do? We found most of these industrial parks in place, Dimbaza, Mogwase, Babelege, Nkowankowa, Seshego, Eshowe and so on. We didn't like for one reason or the other and we removed the tax benefits, which accrued to companies located in those areas. The consequence of which was that most companies pulled out and create a very bad situation for us.
In the similar way in which we have approached the issue of casino licenses, so you take away a casino licenses from Mpekweni in the Pedi area and take the license to East London, it doesn't make sense. You immediately negatively affect the economic activity in that area or take the casino licence let's say from Morula Sun to Pretoria East, it does make sense. So, the same type of thing happens with industrial parks, now we have sort to revitalised them and I can tell you that there are quite a number of them now. As I
mentioned, they are beginning to come life at Seshego, as I say Mogwase, Babelege, Nkowankowa and others, they are coming back.
The duty of hon members of this House is working together with the provincial government and the mayors, to attract more and more investment into the industrial parks. So we are all actively participating and not being far away observers. Thank you.